India vs Australia: The fourth T20I encounter of India vs Australia is to be played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur on Friday. As the match is to be played in a few hours for the series decider clash, there is no electricity in a substantial part of the stadium. According to NDTV reports, the issue stems from an electricity bill which hasnt been paid in 2009. The stadium has an outstanding bill of ₹3.16 crore which led to the disconnection of power supply to the stadium, five years ago. Following the incident a temporary electrical connection is in place which has the capacity to cover the spectators gallery and boxes.Generators to power floodlightsThe reports claimed that the stadium authorities are planning to use generators to power the floodlights for the game.No electricity at Raipur stadium hosting India Vs Australia T20 Today. The stadium has an outstanding bill of ₹ 3.16 crore, due to which the electricity connection at the stadium had been cut 5 years ago. [NDTV]#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/GAQAwk2rgI— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) December 1, 2023The Raipur Rural Circle in-charge, Ashok Khandelwal claimed that the Cricket Association Secretary applied to increase the capacity of the temporary power supply. However, the authorities got the approval for upgrading to a 1,000 KV power supply, implementation remains pending.Why power supply was disrupted The supply of electricity in the stadium is not new as back in 2018, participants of a half-marathon also were caught off guard by the interruption in electricity which revealed that the stadium has had electricity dues pending since 2009.Authorities uncertain about duesThe media coordinator of Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (CSCS), Tarunesh Singh Parihar expressed concerns regarding hosting the international matches under these circumstances. He said, As far as the stadium lights are concerned, I dont know how much the bill is outstanding but a temporary connection has been taken in the name of CSCS.
